Warz2k4
Well-Known Member
I totally agree; however my dealer does not offer loaner, and it certainly has been an ordeal.Nope. Looks like a definite repaint job.
There should typically be no bridging. Key for us was if the final paint work looked OEM or better. If it looked like it was repainted and was not up to typical industry standards - then back it went. In the end we got work that was way better than OEM with a lifetime corrosion warranty by an independent body shop to boot.
So maybe bring to some other paint shops and ask their opinion if that looks ok - and if not - can they fix it. Then go back and talk to the shop that did that and listen closely to what they have to say. We did that and ended up with a proper professional paint job. PITA but was worth it.
Neg is that the work may come back worse. So you have to read closely between the lines of what they tell you and make a proper determination. Since we had use of their courtesy car for a month - we were ok with that. Even racked up a couple thousand test miles. Haha!
Shop owner was apologetic and promised to make it good. And he actually did. Paint manager however was an unapologetic idiot as he was in charge of QC. Skipped and bypassed him after that and everything worked out fine.
If corrosion returns, I’ll need to bring it back.
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